AdvertisementWhy U.S. Taxpayers Pay $7 Billion A Year To Help Fast-Food WorkersOctober 16, 2013Allison AubreyfacebookEmailNew York City Council speaker and then-mayoral candidate Christine Quinn speaks at a fast-food workers' protest outside a McDonald's in New York in August. A nationwide movement is calling for raising the minimum hourly wage for fast-food workers to $15. (AP)